body decoration
Skin or surface ornamentation
Body decoration is the practice of adorning or modifying the human body for aesthetic, cultural, or symbolic purposes.
This encompasses temporary measures like cosmetics, jewelry, and body paint, as well as permanent modifications like tattoos, piercings, and scarification.
Traditional body decoration varies widely across cultures.
- piercingsHoles made for jewelry
- nose ringOrnament through nasal cartilage
- tattoosPermanent skin markings
- temporary tattoosRemovable body art
- nail polishCosmetic finger coating
makeup · lip liner · false eyelashes · scarification · implants · dermal fillers · henna · face paint · war paint · mehndi · branding · glitter · tooth gems · spray tan · hair dye · bindis · costume jewelry · wigs
- indigenous traditionselder council, powwows, totem poles, healing rituals, sweat lodges
- MelanesiaPapua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji
- FulaniFulani, Fulani braids, Fouta Djallon, Sokoto Caliphate
body decorationplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
natural state · undecorated · au naturel · minimalism · simplicity
body decorationcovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
modesty · camouflage · veiling · obscuring · clothing
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